Маленькие женщины

Lazy Laurence

           "Rometookallthevanityoutofme,forafterseeingthewondersthere,Ifelttooinsignificanttoliveandgaveupallmyfoolishhopesindespair."

           "Whyshouldyou,withsomuchenergyandtalent?"

           "That’sjustwhy,becausetalentisn’tgenius,andnoamountofenergycanmakeitso.Iwanttobegreat,ornothing.Iwon’tbeacommon-placedauber,soIdon’tintendtotryanymore."

           "Andwhatareyougoingtodowithyourselfnow,ifImayask?"

           "Polishupmyothertalents,andbeanornamenttosociety,ifIgetthechance."

           Itwasacharacteristicspeech,andsoundeddaring,butaudacitybecomesyoungpeople,andAmy’sambitionhadagoodfoundation.Lauriesmiled,buthelikedthespiritwithwhichshetookupanewpurposewhenalong-cherishedonedied,andspentnotimelamenting.

           "Good!AndhereiswhereFredVaughncomesin,Ifancy."

           Amypreservedadiscreetsilence,buttherewasaconsciouslookinherdowncastfacethatmadeLauriesitupandsaygravely,"NowI’mgoingtoplaybrother,andaskquestions.MayI?"

           "Idon’tpromisetoanswer."

           "Yourfacewill,ifyourtonguewon’t.Youaren’twomanoftheworldenoughyettohideyourfeelings,mydear.

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